Radiator hanger



March s, 1932. F. J. DOUGLASS 1,848,415

' RADIATOR HANGER Filed Aug. 29, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l E 29 5f f4 fa V es.

March 8, 1932. l F, J, DOUGLASS 1,848,415

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' This invention relates/to means vfor hanging radiators onthe Walls of buildingsrthis"` arrangement having A'recognized advantages over the method of standing the radizitorsl on 5\ the floorpbutv presenting certain dni'culties temporary-installation inthe building of radiators Where heat is required beforethe plasteringfand vcarpenter. Work is completed.`

26 Other Vincidental 'objects 4of the invention 'n ywill be' 'referred to inthe following description of the preferred embodiment of the in' f vention disclosed in .the accompanying dravv.-V

ings. 'n Y l 25 In the drawings? f Y j.

Fig. l is a front elevation of aradiator suprportedV from the Wallin accordance with this invention'- fi' 1 f .v s' l Fig. 2 isa frontelevation of the. radiator 30 hangerv showny attached to the Wall, the

radiator shelf `not beingjshown in ,this View.

Y Fig.' 3 is 'a sectional Yvietvon line 3-3 v.of

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Fig. y5 isa view in perspective of the hanger. Fig. ,6 isa sectional Vvievv'snnllar to Frgzf illustratingA a modiiicationyand,

L Fig.' 7j is a sectional plan'vlevrT cfa hanger 0 'einbodyingthe invention .in ak diilgerent form.,

V vReferring"first tofFig'sLl to5 inclusive :10 designates one of thewalls of a" building and 11 Vthe floor. The Wall consistsbf hollow n bricks 12`,fthe voids 13o-f Wl'iiclnasisufsual, 45 'extend longitudinally;tlirough the bricks.

, These bricks are forthemost partlaid lengthi Wise ofthe Wall intwo series of courses '14.,L

1,5. It is customary to introducev occasionally i a header coursein vWhich the bricks are laid n d 50 transversely ofV the Wall. rvAccording to my 17' in theheader course of bricks fThe.

invention "this header` courseisarranged so. 1 that it will be at the level of ythe vradiator or f Y radiators which it is intended to'` support on the Walhby which l'mean `at a .predetermined level suitable Yfor attachment of the means fior ["f' supporting the raddator,4 the bricksof Vthe 00 header coursefbeing designated 16, (Figs. 3l and 4r) becauseof their transverse arrangement in the Wall, the voids 17 of these bricks are exposed [on ythe'inne'r surface of the Wall. @o

- j The radiator hanger consists 'of a back plate 18 formed, preferably,"with' inturned flanges 19V havingbondingperforationsJ 20 `for theplaster with which the Wall Will be covered'. r s

Securedtothe backlplate 18, preferablyby- 55... .means-oi"- their" angular flanges 21 are a pair Y 'fof brackets`f22 formedrvvith curved recesses. 23 'onthleir upper` edges. 'Thefradiator 24 which is made'up. of a series oflfselctions 25 providediviith abutting bosses is-supported i on-thebrackets 222tlie;bosses26 seating 1n n thegooves2.

" 'f The supplyv pipefor the radiator 24`islindi-V cated at `27and thereturn pipe ait-28. Sev` cured tothe back-plate 18 of the vhanger are 7"5v a pairof horizontally arranged angle bars 29,

30 which space the radiator 'avvay` fromI the back-plate.'y Below the angle-bar 29y the back#A plateV is pierced VWith a pair of oblongopenings 311 Preferably expansion lbolts are prol kvided Jfor fasteningthe back-plate to the Wall, these devices being designated 82 ,and eX; tending through a pairv of Washer plates 33 andthrough the apertures 31 into vthe voids Washer plates jhave eccentricall'jv varranged openings-for bolts 32 to permit kthe Vertical and horizontal: adjustment "and leveling of the hanger in Yview kof possible irregularity in theV positions of the bricks of', the headerfcc' course.- :For-example thejwasher plate may Vbe oblong andthe openingsiatdistances JfromVV the edges yof theplate which are rvdifferent by a'quarter ,orgeighth oit' Van" inch.` The upper angle bar 29 rests upon thevupper edges ofthe Washerp'lates.. Y* s A i The radiator bracket may be'securedY to the f VWallfvolV the ,building before it is plastered. I e

Referrigtc' Figs.. 3 and 34 designatesthe f YlathingfA and 85 the plaster. f rl`he latter en-k 10Q ters the perforations 20 in the flanges 19 sufficiently to provide a bond.

If desired the anges may consist of separate angle bars 36 (as shown in Fig. 7) secured to the back-plate 37 and the webs of the angle bars may be at an acute angle to each manent connections made.

other for the purpose of making a better joint and bond between the plaster and the hanger structure. y j

If desired the back-plate of the hanger may extend substantially from thewindow sill to the fioor as indicated in F ig. 6 in which the back-plate 38 extends back of the 'lower molding 39 of the window sill 40 and also back of the'base board 4l.y

One serious objection to having the radiators of a building hung from the wall is the difficulty and expense of providing a secure anchorage of the hangers to the wall. Y Drilling of the bricks of the wall has beenresorted to `but that involves `expense and frequently results in cracking the bricks so that they have to be removed and new bricks put in their place.

The expedient of providing at the radiator level a header course of hollow bricks with their voids exposed very greatly simplifies the rprocedure in making the necessary attachments of the hanger to the wall. By the adjusting arrangement described the hanger can be raised or lowered at one end or at both ends in order to level it and give it a uniform elevation with other radiators in the room even though the bricks of the header course should be slightly out of alignment with each other and can alsovbe adjusted horizontal to center it under the window. y `Qrdinarily where it has been found neces- Sary to heat a building before the plastering and ca ter work is done it has been customary to install the radiators temporarily in positions away'from the wall until such time as the wall has been lathed and plastered and carpenter work such as placing of the base board has been completed. The piping of the radiators is then disconnected yand the radiators putin their properplaces and the per- This procedure involves very considerable expense and some interference with the work of the artisans and is a procedure which is quite impractical if the-radiatorsare of the ktype intended to be ultimately supported on the walls of the buildings. v v f My inventiony obviates thesey diiii'culties Aby Il procedure which involves securing the` radieter hangers immediately to the brickwork which permits the radiators to be put in place, if need be, before the plaster work is Started. The plasterer does not 'have to plaster the wall behind the radiators, except up to the back plate of the hangers, and this back-plate may be made as large as may beV desired. i Thek radiators once putY inplace need not be removed or their connections changed.

The back-plate provides a dead air space Adirectly back of the radiator whichfforms an insulating medium to prevent heat loss through the wall.

The flanges on the back-plate instead of bein integral therewith may be made separate y, for example, of cast iron and built into tilefor brick wall, and'face plate bolted on afterfwall is built. f

Realizing that the invention may be modied in respect to details of construction, I desire to be understood as intending to cover all constructional changes within the scope of the appended claims.'

I claim: i l

.1. A radiator hanger comprisingin combination an apertured back-plate provided with a projecting portion, radiator brackets.

on said back-plate, attaching devices for the back-plate extending through the apertures therein and washers having openings yfor the attaching deviceseccentrically arr Oed for adjustment and adapted to be engage by the plate, radiator,brackets thereon, means pro? viding a forwardly projecting web between said brackets,the back-plate being apertured below said web, attaching devices comprising portions adapted to extend yfreely through the apertures and be anchored in a wall, and also comprising plate portions ada ted to overlap the apertures and havin e ge porhan! tions positioned eccentrically wit respectto the first portions, said edge portions being selectively engaged beneath the web to determine the vertical positioning of the backplate. Y n

4. A radiator hanger comprising a backplate provided with inturned perforated marginal flanges, radiator supporting brackets on said back-plate, a pair of horizontal angle bars securedto the back-lpate between said brackets, the backplate ing formed with apertures under the upper angle, bar, expansion bolts for attaching said back-plate to a wall'which extend through said apertures and polygonal washer plates perforated for theexpansion bolts at a place which isy at different distances from the several edges of the plate in eachcase.

FRANK J. DoUGLASs. 

